Blkhlth Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832805741
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
College Park, GA, USA
Phone
4049713030
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health, General and Financing

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$953,546
Expenses
$587,265
Assets
$869,730
Liabilities
$12,273

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NATASHA A HARRISON (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KHADIJAH AMEEN (CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF P): $86,250 total reported compensation
  • MERCILLA RYAN-HARRIS (CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF O): $86,250 total reported compensation
  • PAULAH WHEELER (CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF C): $86,250 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Blkhlth advances health equity in black communities through antiracist education, advocacy, research, and programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Blkhlth launched the blkhlth cares fellowship, a hybrid training program equipping students and early-career professionals with the knowledge and skills to promote health equity in their communities. The inaugural cohort included 60 fellows who participated in virtual and in-person sessions, engaged with local leaders, and developed projects addressing community health challenges. Through this program, blkhlth continues to prepare future public health leaders committed to improving health outcomes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.5%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $15.89 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 63.6%; rating input score 64; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.4%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.48; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 58.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 37.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.5% of revenue deployed · 78.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 11 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $463K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $86K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 21 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.